Vintage Aviation News

MAY 3, 2024

The front control column and aileron drum have been fitted. The aileron cables are in. We just have the brakes to set up and then the fuel tank firewall will be fitted, and in turn the tank. They are different from the standard for the short engine but we have all the bits to make it work.

Aileron 131

Aileron Firewall Cockpit Hangar 131

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 6, 2024

Liberty Belle’s surviving rear fuselage, however, was sent off for rebuild with Hangar 13 in Asheville, North Carolina. Hangar 13’s owner, Ray Moore, is rebuilding his own B-17 (B-17F 42-3455 Lucky Thirteen ) and has collaborated with a number of other B-17 owners in the rebuilds of their aircraft.

Tail 126

Tail Airplanes Cockpit Firewall 126

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Pretty much the only metal parts are the landing gear legs, stainless firewalls, engine mounts, engines and hardware. The wing’s dead-smooth surface plus the tight-fitting aileron and flap brackets plus aileron gap seals give the build a professional factory look (left). Pricing You would have to ask.

Airplanes 80

Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 80

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Planespotters note the F2’s separate ailerons and flaps, conventional tail. Airtime inhabits a large hangar at the Tulsa Riverside Airport (KRVS) where newly imported CTs are prepped, and ongoing maintenance and upgrades are carried out for aircraft in the U.S. distributor for Flight Design aircraft. Owned by Tom Gutmann Jr.,

Airplanes 98

Airplanes Rudder Aileron Crosswind 98